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An excerpt from the Narratives of Discovery article with Rita Charon and Henry Colecraft: The hypothesis comes first. If the artist’s aesthetic production is the painting or the novel, the scientist’s aesthetic production is not the scientific conclusion. It is the hypothesis. I asked Henry what it takes for the scientist to imagine, like Huxley did, a reality before it can be seen: "I think it's

Two projects have been given the green light to explore new technology and practices that have the potential to save lives and reduce health care inequity through the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s Strategic Priorities Pilot Award – Learning Health System. A collaboration with the Columbia University Learning Health System initiative, the Columbia University Irving

An excerpt from David Ho and Rita Charon Narrative Interview 2022: Overcoming translational science barriers. David’s reflections illuminate potential barriers to progress in translational science—the grip of dogma and the challenge of living up to science’s ethical mission: The grip of dogma: In the early days of HIV/AIDS research, David suffered persistent criticism from colleagues and superiors

The Columbia University CTSA is proud to present this year’s Honorary Leahey Lecture Series, as part of the Medicine Grand Rounds David Kessler, MD Chief Science Officer for COVID Response for the administration of President Joe Biden A moderated discussion between Dr. Kessler and Dr. Magda Sobieszczyk: Dr. Kessler has been spearheading the vaccine and therapeutics initiatives for the White House

The grant, awarded by the National Institutes of Health, is one of the largest ever to the medical school. It will support the work of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, led by Muredach Reilly, MBBCh, MSCE, professor of medicine and associate dean for clinical and translational research. The Institute works in partnership with researchers and clinicians across Columbia

A discussion with Andrea Califano and narrative medicine writer, Rita Charon: Art and science unfold in time as chronological sightings overturn until-then received knowledge—from the epic to the novel, from classical portraiture to cubism, from before Copernicus to after Copernicus. Art and science unfold in space as discoverers choose a scale and a scope—from parole to langue, from harmony to

The Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Columbia University's CTSA Hub, has partnered with Rita Charon on a new narrative medicine series, interviewing today’s leading life scientists. "The effective practice of medicine requires narrative competence, that is, the ability to acknowledge, absorb, interpret, and act on the stories and plights of others. Medicine practiced with

The Irving Institute's Columbia Community Partnership for Health (CCPH), in partnership with the NYP Emergency Food Program, has been delivering groceries in upper Manhattan to 890 families each month during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the amazing community effort and impact that has resulted: https://vimeo.com/471555431

The Columbia University CTSA KL2 program is honored to be highlighted as one of the top program hubs by the Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC). The CU program has demonstrated significant improvements in the Careers in Clinical & Translational Research Common Metric within the KL2 women’s measure. The CLIC Common Metrics Initiative team collects and reports annual data, and

We’re thrilled to join forces with @HHPHorg for #20SegundosOMas Together with Olajide Williams, the President and Founder of Hip Hop for Health, and faculty of the Columbia University CTSA Hub, this PSA features over 30 community influencers and activists who represent the full depth, breadth and diversity of the Latino diaspora. In just a few hours it had already reached an audience of more than

Precision medicine has arrived, but many physicians do not have the training or time to incorporate genetic sequencing technologies into everyday practice. In two new articles published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine, precision medicine experts at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Co-Directors of the Irving Institute’s Precision Medicine Resource, Drs

A genomic incompatibility could explain why many kidney transplants fail, even when donors and recipients are thought to be well-matched, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests. The co-senior author is Dr. Krzysztof Kiryluk, Herbert Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Irving Institute’s Precision Medicine